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Questions of copyright is our monthly feature in which we share some of our questions and concerns about how and where cartoons from Cartoon Movement are used without our permission. Read it on our blog.

If you are an artist and you use a computer to help you create your work, you’ve probably heard of Wacom, the industry standard for digital drawing tablets. Taiwanese company Yiynova offers a considerably cheaper alternative. CM editor Tjeerd Royaards used a Yiynova tablet to make cartoons for one month, and shares his experiences on our blog.

The comics we publish give us the chance to do fact-based explorations from various angles. In recent years, we have done numerous comic collaborations with experts and university professors, like the comic on polarization we’ve published this week. Comics are an excellent tool to make complex subject matter understandable and accessible, without losing sight of the relevant facts. Read more on our blog.

Rob Moran (publishing as SKELF) is an award-winning political cartoonist from Scotland. A SKELF is a Scots word for a splinter that gets under the skin and then irritates beyond all proportion to its size. Check out more of his work on his Facebook page.

As our newsroom is filled to the brim with cartoons about Trump winning the US election, other media around the world have published cartoon slideshows. CNN has also published a slideshow. Cartoon Movement’s editor-in-chief Tjeerd Royaards made the homepage of CNN with his perspective on Trump winning the US elections.

Cartooning for Peace is starting a campaign to support cartoonists, journalists and freedom of speech in Turkey. If you’re a cartoonist you can send your support cartoon to them. If you’re not a cartoonist, you can show your support by signing this petition calling for the release of the imprisoned journalists.

Questions of copyright is a monthly feature in which we share some of our questions and concerns about how and where cartoons from Cartoon Movement are used without our permission. In this edition, a cartoon that went viral and an Egyptian website that seems very fond of cartoons.

Ndarama Assoumani is an editorial cartoonist in Rwanda. Like many other governments around the world, the president and ruling party in Rwanda do not like to be criticized. On the blog, we talk to Ndarama about his work and the dangers he encounters.

Vanessa Valadez is a Chicago-based cartoonist and illustrator. Her artwork is inspired by children’s books, video games, cartoons, comics, and real life. Her work has appeared in Fusion, South Side Weekly, The Columbia Chronicle, The Chicago Monitor, and Linework to name a few. Check out more of her work on vanessavaladez.com.

Feras Haggag is cartoonist originally from Egypt. He has been working as a cartoonist, photographer and designer since 2006. His work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines in and outside of Egypt and has also been featured on news channels like Al Jazeera.